Vital Waste Graphics

WASTE FROM MANUFACTURING AND AGRICULTURE

Turning raw materials into consumer products generates waste. This production waste includes waste from both agricultural and manufacturing. Agricultural waste consists of things like pes- ticide waste, discarded pesticide containers, plastics such as silage wrap, bags and sheets, packaging waste, old machinery, oil and waste veterinary medicines. Manufacturing waste, as you would expect from the vast range of products produced and processes involved, is a very diverse group. The waste generated depends on the technology used, the nature of the raw ma- terial processed and how much of it is discarded at the end of the chain. Very often manufactur- ing wastes end up in the hazardous category.

ISLANDE

in selected EU countries, latest year available Most polluting industrial sectors

Waste generation from manufacturing

MER DE NORV GE

60 Million tonnes

Million tonnes

98

Poland

Finland

OC AN ATLANTIQUE

Wood Paper and printing Construction Chemistry Metal Food and beverages

GOLFE DE BOTNIE

NORV GE Norway

50 20

Sweden

Helsinki

Oslo

Saint-P tersbourg

50

R

Stockholm

Tallinn

Estonia

Riga

Latvia

Copenhague Denmark

Ireland

MER BALTIQUE

Moscou

Netherlands

Lithuania

Dublin

Poland

Vilnius

40

Germany

Minsk

United Kingdom

Berlin

Italy

Bruxelles Amsterdam

Londres

BI LORUSSIE

Varsovie

Belgium

Prague Czech Republic

Spain

Sweden

Kiev

Paris

30

Netherlands Finland

UKRAINE

Slovakia

France

Vienne

Bratislava

Austria

Budapest Hungary

MOLDAVIE

Turkey

Chisinau

Ljubljana Slovenia

Romania

Romania

BOSNIE- HERZ GOVINE CROATIE Croatia

20

Czech Rep. Portugal

Bucarest

MER NOIRE

Portugal

Bulgaria

YOUGOSLAVIE

Madrid

Lisbonne

Kosovo

Spain

Sofia

Rome Italy

MAC DOINE

ALBANIE

Ankara

Turkey

10

Greece

MER

M DITERRAN E

Ath nes

Source :Union europ enne.

0

500

1 000 km

0

Source: Eurostat, OECD, EEA, 2002.

Construction europ enne

Elargissement de l Union europ enne

Source: Eurostat/OECD, 2002.

The big waste factory Typical hazardous wastes generated by selected manufacturing industries

Agriculture and manufacturing waste generation selected countries, latest year available

Animal waste Cleaning wastes Refrigerents

Food and beverages

In % of total waste generated

Ink wastes, including solvents and metals Photography waste with heavy metals Ignitable and corrosive wastes Heavy metal solutions Paint wastes containing heavy metals Strong acids and bases Cyanide wastes Sludges containing heavy metals Strong acids and bases Reactive wastes Ignitable wastes Discarded commercial chemical products

0

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

100%

Chemistry

Greece Ireland Hungary

Metal

Finland Japan Netherlands Slovakia Czech Republic

Paper and printing

Ignitable wastes Paint wastes Spent solvents Strong acids and bases

Construction

Paint wastes Ignitable wastes Spent solvents Acids and bases Ignitable wastes Spent solvents Paint wastes

United Kingdom

Furniture and wood

Vehicle maintenance shops

Waste generated from:

Cleaning and cosmetic

Heavy metal dusts and sludges Ignitable wastes Solvents Strong acids and bases

agriculture and forestry manufacturing

Source : OECD, 2002.

Source : UACPA, 2002.